In reply to NERD:
Thanks for sharing those stories.
I never had the chance to meet Ian, but his death was one that really shocked me. I'd come to know him through the forums and read his blog occasionally. He was someone I could easily identify with. We had similar ambitions and I think were infuenced by the same messages. I'd done an Alpine season at the same age and had probably done the sport route he was killed on. I guess for me it was the first time in my easily career that I'd been affected by the death of someone who was a direct peer, even if we'd never met